Victoria Mbangwa
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has fixed Wednesday, September 24, 2025, as the commencement date for the Batch ‘B’ Stream II orientation exercise, but with a strong warning to prospective corps members (PCMs): avoid night journeys or risk your safety.
In a statement released on Monday via its official Facebook page, the scheme disclosed that the three-week programme will hold simultaneously in all orientation camps nationwide, except Kwara State, where activities will begin later on September 30 and end October 20. Registration runs until midnight of Friday, September 26, with the swearing-in scheduled the same day. The closing ceremony will hold Tuesday, October 14.
NYSC Director-General, Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu, urged all PCMs to report strictly to the camps indicated on their call-up letters and adhere to the registration guidelines. He cautioned that anyone caught presenting fake documents would be handed over to security agencies for prosecution.
The DG also emphasized the importance of safety on the road, advising PCMs to suspend journeys once it is 6:00 p.m. and lodge at nearby police stations, military barracks, NYSC secretariats or corps lodges. He further instructed corps members to patronize only recognized motor parks to avoid criminal attacks.
Foreign-trained graduates are expected to present their international passports and original copies of uploaded documents, while graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics must provide their National Diploma certificates. Those who misplace their call-up letters are directed to obtain a police report and sworn affidavit before taking further action with their institutions, while those who printed theirs online can reprint directly.
Married, pregnant and nursing mothers who are posted outside their husbands’ states of residence will be allowed to complete the orientation course in their states of domicile provided they show evidence of marriage, identification of their spouses and proof of residence.
The DG added that medical and allied health graduates must show evidence of registration with their professional bodies. He also reminded all corps members that original call-up letters, statements of result or certificates, valid school identity cards and certificates of medical fitness stamped by the Nigerian Medical Association remain compulsory for registration.
“Any prospective corps member who refuses to report for service or participates illegally will be prosecuted as provided by the NYSC Act,” Brigadier-General Nafiu warned, while wishing the incoming corps members safe travels and a rewarding service year.
